Hair-crimping device



July 6 1926. 1,591,065

A. WERTHEIM ET AL HAIR CRIMPING DEVICE Filed August 9- 1 2 2 Shets-Sheet 1 EON u ATTORNEY r; Con:

' July 6 ,1926.

A. WERTHEIM ETAL HAIR CRIMPING DEVICE 2 Shets-Sheet 2 Filed August 9, 1924 molhkm oCouis ATIORNEY Patented July 6, 192

' 'ee ee Mme me e fi mei ew e 1 .ThfiS inve-ntign relates more pertic iilatly.

" class QfdQV Q S dap d to e BdiOI 'eSs i1igh ir-y 7 1 nv n on ha r t q ie t Primar ly to provide a device adaptedto be, u'sed'by persons for jcrlmping or curling the; hair, and; Wlneh is of a, fofrm designedespecially to ,en-eblefthe hairv to be attractively Mar-;. v M it 'cllmplng; demee embodying my invep "011. v

clel'l-ed 9r waved the individual well 'as being of -a form whereby ski1led-ha -ir re se mayefi'es e yfe e mpli h th Work without l 'equiiiin-g thjeelnploy'mentef the pres nt expensiv and cumbe zs mep ratus used for this purpose; The invention cfqnsists essentially of ahedtable clamping 'membext having t-woj spaced rows f sl-idajbly movable teeth and having row olf-stzption ery teeth for receiving" therebetween the strands ofe stripol loick 'ol' hair; A; second: heatzihle clamping member is hinged t9 the i toethed memher tor being moved toward and; V kiltomf the toothedmember inwardly andptitwgirdly ofthe movable rows of teeth feie1;-v geging' and pressin teeth? The seeo 'lfd glamping member has a row of spaced: Obi-flees for, removably .receiv ing theteeth of the fixed row of the toothed;

IITGH'IbGFQ Fhetoethed member may be previdedjwith a-jconv'exed fztce end the Orificed member maybe Coheaved fQr-receiying-the vfc-nvexed face of the toothed me1nber .}\Vhen the-members are heated; toe prepef tempereture priioi't to-antzl'nging the hairhetweenthe teeth the hair is then clamped tightly closing the-members, and'bymoving the justable rotvsof teeth lengthwise to the fixed row ofxteet'h a'ci'imp will be formed" in the lock of hair. by the rowgof fixed teeth. The

V clampiiig' HlQlTlbBI'SyEU'ld successive pe ts of 7 each lock 01 stri of thejhain maybe like:

wise criih-ped zind- Wznzed for Mercelling of the halfqn thepersq'ns'heed;

Other objects ofthe IDVQHHQII? are; p130;

' tide nieei ns operative fnr adjusti gfi IXEQ able rows of teeth; to pl o v deimee-ns qper glfive-"with the terati n; 07 he clamping:

con'stru' Yie.

-"If-hefdevice V M Y and, 1 1 which-may e. of el ye metal I the hjair between the" M i i tut-e and thesemembei semey be of:

thetubular bet may he a netherslqt l7g;end

n fft ebfi qepe ite r v plate 20 1s, ofi widthflthat its s de d lpw: 3

the

cri ed w h f re 5, drawn lgs forming a: I

I t e r win s 'eel'e- 1 i a i i e e V n, pa t y f ag e i y'a-lb ion i fem femnri te s z ai d' p sa. r i 1 The mping m jblii 10 has; ar igh 13 x12 which is prefeiie siy the fQfin of; a'

substantially eq ate tuba -(11E an appro riate ilflb w j tii he R n-0 siend' b i iend t I r 90 protruding from the I lbwer :18 0f bar belowthe, slot 17 r 'are tyvdjspl ce'd lugs 19 19%. Onth lgwer Wall- 18 of the-bag? 12 is aZfiXed substantiallyreetefigdlar clamping" 7 01 jaw; plate of a gfl that extends: frQm, the. slots 15; 15eisli beyond he "The fe eyon t1' YS de W ll Oi' H 111 wleerv 1 2,: and he nderside r 53x1 17 the 1m pla e is et ie bl ee g li;

sectionelg vieiv, elev2iv Hot the plate 20 e2;te 1dingtrom the tubnl "barQ The strips 23; 24k extend tronrox 1" the slots 15, 15?.toa distancesli 'htly beyond the end of the'bar 12 which is above the.

contacting with "the side walls-13, 14c of the tubular bar .12, and iwitl'i the r flanges. 25 movable on the upper faces of the side edges" plate 20, and the spaced endseottheserstrips at the end of thebar 12 are connected-to ablock," as therebetween. j To the block 21,; 1 71s held-one end of aisqua'rerod 28 which'is' siidably disposed in the tubular bar 12","a-nd ,is affiXed pinEQ whichis movable in the registered slots 15, 15 of thefbar 12. 'Pro- 7 short, handle, as 30,110 permit the roses and the" strips 233-24 to be conveniently adjusted manually back and forth on the tubular i proper temperature, and with movement of otbteethBlQ 32'which are movable in closely truc ing from'the slidable rod'28 through the slot 17 of the tubu'larbar 12 1s a ltneb or bar-12. i V r in The flanges 25 of the L-shaped strips 23, 24 of the slide 22 are o'fsuoh widths that their side edges overh sang. the side edges of the fixedclamping plate 20 of thejtubulan barjl2 and projecting from the undersides of these overhanging edges are spaced rows spaced re ation to the side edges" 01 the adjusted back and forth on the bar teeth 31, 32 may be of such lengths that their plate 20 of the bar 12 when the slide 22is free ends extend somewhat below theconvexed face of the plate 20 of the tubular bar 12. and extendingfrointhecenter lengthwise of the convened. face of this 1 plate is another row of teeth 33.

The clamping'm-emb-er.11 has a bar 3&

which is 'centrallybent into'soinewhat a V- shape to provide two arms 35; 36. The V- shaped bar has its elbow pivoted, at 3'7,

between the lugs 19, It? so that'the arins are naced on diver ing nclines from the bar V 12 for being; swnngtoward and'from the bar '12, and this V-shaped bar is considerably shorterthan the tubular bar 12 of'the' dampingm'e'mber '10. On the end portion of the arni35 "of theV-shaped bar 34; is held one,

end of a clamping plate or jaw 38 which is preferably su stant'tally rectangular, and

the aw 38 may be similar insize tot-he aw orplate20 of th'el'clamping nieinber 10 as well 'as'havmg its corners rounded instead of being angular for enabling the jaw 38 to be moved into the hair without tending to catch and pull strands of the hair. The jaw or clamping plate 38 is preferably concaved lengthwise, as at- 39, on a curvature corresponding'to the curvature of the converted face of'the plate 20' of the clamping member 7 10. The few-plate 38 is in opposed relation to the plate 20 so that the convened face of the fixed row of the The the likewise waved and cl.osed,'andin the central part lengthwise of.

the concaved plate is arow ot-spacedorifices lO torreinovably receiving the teeth of member 110.

'On the arm 36 oftl1e V-shaped ba134 of plate 20 of the clamping;

clamping member 10 opposite to the handle '41 is another handle 4:2. The clamping members lOand 11 are preferablyheld'nori inally' in closed positions by one or twocoil springs, 43, ist. The springs are, air

ranged with their coiled'partsf encircling the pivot 37 of the bars-12 and 34 of the clamp ing'me nbers, and one of the ends; of the.

springs fixedlyengage the bar 12-and its, handle &2 while the other ends of the springs engage the bar 34fa11d its lhandleel. V

r In practice the clamping members 10 and 11': are heated inany suitable manner to a the handles 41 42 toward each other against the tension of the springs 43, ltpthe clamping members 10, 11 with the jaw or clampingpl'ates 20, 38 will be yieldingly swung apart. A strip or look of the hair, as A of the person 1s arranged crosswise of; the

clamping member 10 so that the strands of hair of the strip are disposed between the,

teeth 31, 32 of the adjustable rows and-between the teeth 33 of the'fixed row. VVith plate 20'and the concavedplate38. By sub sequently movingr'the handle 30 of the rod 28 this rod with the slide 22 and its rows'ofv teeth 31, 32 will be adjusted backwardly or forwardly on the tubular bar 12 torproviding a crimp, asC;- in the stripiof hair. Successive portions of each strip of the hair may criinped in attractive Marcel fashion. 1 7

"lVhen'each part of the strip of hair is criinped andw'vaved, the handles 41,42 are moved toward eachother, and the clampingmembers will again be swung apart; Serving as means to remove the crimp'ed parts it thel'iair from between'the teeth of the clampii'igfineinber lOgtwo prongs or bars lf), 46

are provided. 'One of the ends of' t-hese" prongs are held, at L6 to" the sides of the arm of the V-shaped bar 34 ofthe clamp 'ing member 11- so that both prongs protrude from tliebar in acute angular direct-ions in spaoed relation to the concavity of the orificed plate 38 and so that the prongs will be likewise-spaced above the slide, 22 and the tubular bar 12 ot'the clamping member-1 whentheclemping inenihers are closecl The clamping member "10 to" move closely there!- betiveen j andw n the iclz'impingz members are swung apart th-e gprongs virilifelloiv'the movement of the clamping niembefj'll for engaging and removing theiJ-QP-impQcl and waved hair frn1=btWeen the ee h of Q clamping inembfer 10.; V

. In Figs. 4 said 5 is illuet-retecle form of the device .adapted'to' be heet'eclxhy electrioity. This-device is preferably similer in" structural parts to the foringofthe clevice above described, excepting thetthe handle I Lealing into the enfd of the handlec? opposite to the 4-7 is hollow and tubular.

clamping members 10,11 and to the tnbuln bar 12 are 'vviresqor electric cqnclnctdrsiefi,

" and on' theffreeends- 0f the wines is a suit- :ihleeplug; as 49", for interposingthe tubular harin ail electriecircu'it; Within'thzhahclle 47." anclsinterp'ose'cli in the electric wires 48 1as'fwell'asw'neirelmg or otherwise mounted .On'the tuhhlar 12 is? heating coil or thermosat 5'0 \vhieh'nizybe of any WVQl khcivn or preferred type radeptecllto proper- I 1y heatflthe tnbnlalr' bar-.112, sliclabjl'e rocl 28,-

convexeclz.plate', 'slide 22, and the roWsof teeth 31, 3-2,

V This-- electrically heated clevlce'isznsecl 1n aJinhnner snn lanto the methods of en'iployingthe formef the the to makesnchchanges vice; shovvnin FigsggL-si 3;.as hereinbefere described.- 7 Moreover, termsv cf the '7 device may. be made of material 'neved ted to' b'e heetedtupermit theQd-evice to he used for cri-mpin-g the hair by firstnni'oistening the hair with water qr other snitable fluicl and then nienipulatin'g the unheated device as explained:

. In the foregeihg clesc'riptionWe hive eni-g bodied the preferred. forinof onr invention, but W'erclo ibt WISH tube understood as l m t 111g ourselves thereto is-We 'areLiLWar-e that mechficetiens mziv hemade therein Without departing from the n'iireiples be sacrificing .any ot the advantages of'this invention," therefore, we: reserve twourselve's tlie right as" fairly fall within thesccrp'e thereof; I Harvingthu's described our invention; We

clai-ni'as'new aircl desire tose'cui 'eby Letters Patent-z 1. In heir" crimping device, a clamping member, a slide adjustable on themember; t-vvo' spaced ,F'OW-s 0f teeth 0jr 1--tl 1 e Slideya row.

member, a slide adjustable on tl1'Gf; 11Xi6ll1-' berflwoi spec-edl'rows 'o t teeth ohthe slide,

a rowof fixecl'teeth voii themeihber central-.1 lyhetween the rows wof: teeth- ,of the slide, a

second clamping member? yi'eldingly hinged to i the "tb ethecli clamping member for; being:

moveiclihwzirdljr and; ontivzti dlvof;the rows" of teeth of :the e'cljnstehle slide. ancl lseicle0 I 0nd. clalnping'inieniber havlng a" row bf;

V spaced erifiees for .reinovably i receiving f-t'he'f7'5 teeth of the fixed rdvv' gf the todtlie-cllmeniher, and means eperative with the Operation of the clamping members forv removing the crimpedhasir frdi'n between the teethfof: the V 'to'otheclinemher. v. i i

member, a sli'cleadjustable on tlie'ineniber, twoxspaeecl rows of teeth on the;shcle,*erow of fixe'cl"teeth on the memher centrally between the rev se? teeth of the'slicle; 24sec [0nd clamping member yleldlngly hinged to;

the toothed clamping memheri 'fOr-= i moved -invverclly and outwardly of the rows of teeth of the 'ecljnsteble; slide end s ziicl second clamping" member having a row] of teethmof theiixecl ro'wv of theteothecl m-e1n her, 'and means operative forv adjusting the adjustableslicle with-its rovvs of teethz v I r 1. In ahair enmmngadevme'," a clamping inembehh slide eicljnsta'hlegon themember; two spaced rowsof teeth on the slide-5e row of'fix-ed' teeth I on V the member I centrelly' hea tween the rowsofteeth'oftheshcle, a sec-0nd ,1 7

clamping: member 'yieldingly hi rgecl to the 3. In at hair crim'indevice a clem'nn 1 V V b 7 D spaced orifices for removebly receiving the V teethech clamping member fo'i: being inievefil inwgurclly .zmd'ontiverclly ofthe rows of teeth of the acljhstable slide 'antl said seeen'd clempingimember' havin a row'of spaced erific-esior' reinevably: receiving the teeth 0t 7 the fixedfroiv oifthe toothed ih einb'er neans operative fdr acljnsting the adjnsteble Slidewith its rowsef teeth; and meansvoperative withthe-operation of the clamping inen'ibers" for removing thecrimped hair froniibetween the teeth of the 'tootheil "ni'efinber.

51 A"crimping.cleViee, Comprising a heatable member Including a hurlm vlii'get one 7 of its ends a clamping plete with denvexecl V exposed facem slide on the her, two spaced rOWs "of teeth protrucling from the slide 1 along the sides ai the plete beyond its convexed farce,- said slide and teeth adjustable heckgehcl iertlrlengthwise of the plate,- n

row bf fixed teeth" prdj'e'e'ting froni the cdnvexed 2566 of the plate'centrally between 7 the adjustable rows 0'1 teetly a'seeoncl heatable member having a banp'ivdtecl t0 tlrebefi of the toothed inemberl for allowiri g the I-nenib'e'rs tobeswuiig toward anclfrom each: other,- en-Cla eoneavecl vH'l-p'll'lg platevon the me'vexedvface, said slide and teethl adjustable exposed t'ace, a-slide on the bar, wo spaced, I "I d- 1 1-1 7 rows 10 test --PLOlllll mg, liom L 1e silt e.

along" the sides of the plate beyond its conback and forth lengthwise of the plate, a

'rowfo'f fixed teeth projecting from the con-' vexed face ofithei platefcentrally between the adjustable rows of teeth, asecond heat able men'iber having'a bar pivoted-to the bar of the toothed member for allowing the 7 members to beswung toward and from each other, a concaved clamping plate on't-he :bar of the second member, movable inwardly and outwardly ottherows of ad ustable i teeth oilthe toothed men'iberjwithmovement otthepivoted bars and the concaved plate having a row ot spaced orifices torremov- V ably receiving the teeth of the fixed row'o 't' the convexed plate of the toothed member,

and prongs on one of the men'ibers', movable with the operation of the'nienibers for removing orimped hair t'ronr between the teeth of the toothed member. r

7. .Acrimping device, comprising ache-atable member including a bar having at one 7 of its ends a clamping plate with a convexed exposed face, aslide onthe bar,'two

spaced rowsfof teeth protruding'frcm the slide along the sides of the plate beyond its convexed face, saidslide and teeth adjustableback and forth lengthwise of the plate, a row of fixed teeth projecting from the convexed face ofthe plate centrally: be-

tween the adjustable rows of teeth, "a second heatable member having a bar pivoted to the bar of the toothed member-for allowing the members to be swung towardand'from each other, a concaved clamping plate on th bar of the second member, movable iii-- hardly and outwardly ofthe rows of adcavedplate having arow of spaced orifices justable' teeth of the toothed member with movementof the pivoted bars and the confor, removably receiving "the teeth of the fixed row of the concaved plate of the toothed member, handles outhebars of the ioenibeisand means operativefor adjusting" the adjustable'slide with its row of teeth.

8. A" crimping device, comprisinga heatable memberincluding a bar having at one (it its ends a clamping plate w th a convexed exposed face, a slide on the bar, two spaced rows of teetlrprotruding from lthe slide along the sides of'the plate beyondits convened face, said slide and teeth adjustable back and forth lengthwise ofthe plate,

- a row of fixed teeth projecting from the 0011 1 vexed face of theplate centrally between "the' adjustable' rows'ofteeth, a second heatterposed in the electroconductors.

able meinber having ibar*pivoted' tofthe bar of the toothedsmember for allowing: the

members to beswung toward and from each other, a concaved clamping plate on' thebar ot the second member, :movable Qinwardly and outwardly oi the row'sfoi adjustable teeth of the toothed member with 'i'novement ably receiving the teeth of the fixed'row of the concave'd' plate of the'toothed member, "handles on'the bars of the members, means operative for adjusting the adjustable slide with its row otteeth, and-prongs on oneof V the members for removing crimped hair l'ronrbetween the teeth of the'toothed meniber. v

9. A crimping device comprising agheatable clamping member, a slide adjustable on the member, two spaced rows of teeth to p of the pivotedbars and the concaved plate *havingna row of spaced orificestor 're mov-i w on the slide,a row of fixed teeth on the mern ,ber centrally vbetween the rows of teeth otthe slide, a. second heatable clamping member yieldingly hinged to the toothed clamping member for being moved inwardly and outwardlyofthe rows-of teethjot the adjustable slide and said second clamping membcr'having a row of spaced orifices for" removably receiving the teeth of r the fixed row or" the toothed" member, electro-conductors leading from one of the clampingv members for interposingthe member inan electric circuit, and thermostatic means in 10. In a hair crimping device, a heatable clamping member, a slide adjustable'on the 'member, two spaced rows ofteeth on the j slide, a row'of fixed teethori-the member centrally between t-he rows of teeth of the slide, a secondheatable' clamping member yieldingly hinged to the" toothed clamping member for being moved inwardly'and outwardly'of the rowsjof teeth of the adjustable V 'slideand said second clamping member having a row of spaced orifices for removably receiving the teeth ofthe fixed row of the toothed member, means'ioperative with the operation of the clamping members for re moving the crimped. hair from between the teeth of the toothedinember,felectro-con ductors leading from one of the clamping members for interposing the members in an electric circuit, andfthermostaticmeans in terposed in the electro-conductors. V

11. A crimping devicecomprising sheatable member including a bar having at one of its ends aclamping plate with convexed exposed face, a slide on the bar, two spaced rows of teeth protruding from the slide alongthe sides of the plate beyond its convexed face, said slide andteeth adjustable back and forth lengthwise of the'plate,

ll l

a row of fixed teeth projecting from the convexed face the plate centrally betweenthe adjustable rows of teeth, a second heatdles on the bars of. the members, means op able member having a bar pivoted to the bar of the toothed member for allowing the members to be swung toward and from each other, a concavedjclamping plate on the bar;

of the second member, movable inwardly and outwardly of the rows of adjustable teeth of the toothed member-with movement of the-pivoted bars and the concavedplate havmg a rovv of spaced orifices for removably receiving the teethof the fixed roW of the concaved plate of the toothed member, hanerative for adjusting the "adjustable Slide with its rows of teeth, ,electro-conductors able member including a bar having at one of its ends a clamping plate'with a corn vexed exposed face,'aslide on the'bar, ,two

spaced rows of teeth protruding from the slide along the sides of the plate beyond its convexed face, said slide and teeth adjustable back and v"forth lengthwise of'the plate, a row of fixed teeth projectingfrom c onvez ced face of theplate centrally betvveen the adjustable rows ofteeth, a secon'd'heatable member having a bar pivoted to the bar of the toothed member for allowing the membersto be swungtoward and f from each other a'concaved clamping plate on the bar of the sejcond member, movable inwardly and outwardly of the rowsof adjustableteeth of'the toothed'member with movement of the'pivoted" bars and the concaved plate having a row of spaced orifices for removably receiving the teeth of the All fixed row of the concaved plate of. the

toothed member, handles-on the bars of the I members, means operative for adjusting the adjustable slide with its rows of teeth, prongs on one of the' members for removing crimpedhair from between the teeth of the toothed member, electro-conductors leading from one ofthe bars-in one of the handles for interposing the members in 'an electric clrouit, and thermostat-1c meansi lnterposed in the'electro-conductors Within thehandles.

v This specification signed this 8th dayot August A. 1924.

ADOLPH "WERTHmi L LOUIS soflomvmmc. 

